Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 9, 2004
Submitted
August 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
80,489 hours, 29,231 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
80,489 hours, 29,231 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN CARGO COMPT BEAM WEB CRACK 2.500, STA 960.000 RBL 59 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-7-3 PG 17-18, DC8 SRM 51-2-0 PG 78, DC8 SRM 51-2-1 (TR 51-130) JAN 26-04 FIG 1. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. PERFORMED STOP HOLE AND FABRICATED REINFORCING ANGLE (7075-T6 51 AL 0.200) IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 (TR 51-130) FIG 1, SHEET 1-6, 10-12. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REINFORCING ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REINFORCING ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 (TR 51-130), DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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